| Contents | 第1-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| 1．1 Background | 第8-10页 |
| 1．2 Research Purpose | 第10页 |
| 1．3 Definitions of Terms | 第10-11页 |
| 1．4 Organizations of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review on Teacher Efficacy | 第12-25页 |
| 2．1 Theoretical Framework | 第12-15页 |
| 2．1．1 Rotter's Locus of Control | 第12页 |
| 2．1．2 Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory | 第12-15页 |
| 2．2 Measurement of Teacher Efficacy | 第15-20页 |
| 2．2．1 Overview | 第15-16页 |
| 2．2．2 Measurement of Teacher Efficacy in the Rotter tradition | 第16-18页 |
| 2．2．3 Measurement of Teacher Efficacy in the Bandura tradition | 第18-20页 |
| 2．3 Importance of Teacher Efficacy | 第20-22页 |
| 2．4 Teacher Efficacy and some Variables | 第22-25页 |
| 2．4．1 Teacher Efficacy and Gender | 第22页 |
| 2．4．2 Teacher Efficacy and Experience | 第22-23页 |
| 2．4．3 Teacher Efficacy and Educational Level | 第23页 |
| 2．4．4 Teacher Efficacy, Innovation and Challenge | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Methods and Procedures | 第25-31页 |
| 3．1 Objectives | 第25页 |
| 3．2 Methods | 第25-28页 |
| 3．2．1 Questionnaire | 第25-28页 |
| 3．2．2 Interview | 第28页 |
| 3．3 Subjects | 第28页 |
| 3．4 Procedures | 第28-31页 |
| 3．4．1 Pilot Study | 第28-29页 |
| 3．4．2 The Current Study | 第29页 |
| 3．4．3 Coding | 第29-30页 |
| 3．4．4 Interview | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第31-61页 |
| 4．1 The Statistical Results | 第31-49页 |
| 4．1．1 Results of Each Part of the Questionnaire | 第31-37页 |
| 4．1．2 Relationships between Teacher Efficacy and Selected Teacher Characteristics | 第37-46页 |
| 4．1．2．1 Correlation Analysis | 第37-39页 |
| 4．1．2．2 One-WayANOVA and Post Hoc Tests | 第39-46页 |
| 4．1．2．3 Summary | 第46页 |
| 4．1．3 Teacher Efficacy and Attitudes toward Innovation and Challenge | 第46-49页 |
| 4．1．3．1 Grouping | 第46-47页 |
| 4．1．3．2 T-tests | 第47-48页 |
| 4．1．3．3 Interview Results | 第48-49页 |
| 4．2 Discussion | 第49-61页 |
| 4．2．1 Components of Teacher Efficacy | 第49-51页 |
| 4．2．2 Teacher Efficacy and Teacher Demographics | 第51页 |
| 4．2．3 Factors Contributing to the Development of PTE | 第51-55页 |
| 4．2．3．1 Teachers'Age and PTE | 第52页 |
| 4．2．3．2 Years of Teaching and PTE | 第52-54页 |
| 4．2．3．3 Professional Title and PTE | 第54-55页 |
| 4．2．4 The Decrease of GTE | 第55-56页 |
| 4．2．5 Teacher Efficacy, Innovation and Challenge | 第56-61页 |
| 4．2．5．1 Teacher Efficacy and Teaching Focus on Integrative Skills | 第56-58页 |
| 4．2．5．2 Teacher Efficacy and Computer-based Teaching | 第58-59页 |
| 4．2．5．3 Teacher Efficacy and Teaching an Elective English Course | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions & Implications | 第61-65页 |
| 5．1 Conclusions | 第61-62页 |
| 5．2 Implications | 第62-64页 |
| 5．2．1 Implications for Teacher Educators | 第62-63页 |
| 5．2．2 Implications for English Teachers | 第63-64页 |
| 5．2．3 Implications for Administrators | 第64页 |
| 5．3 Further Studies | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix 1 Questionnaire | 第65-68页 |
| Appendix 2 Statistical Results | 第68-73页 |
| References | 第73-77页 |
